Kahle Burns has been on a heater, getting dealt premium hands almost nonstop. He found on the button and raised to 175,000. Short-stacked Sam Grafton folded from the small blind but Aaron van Blarcum peeled in the big blind and he three-bet shoved for 1,030,000. The coin flip went van Blarcum's hand as the board came out .
Van Blarcum moved to the second place while Burns remained a commanding chip leader even though he'd lost 13 bigs in the aforementioned encounter.
Michael Soyza raise to 130,000 with and got called by Kahle Burns in the hijack with , Aaron van Blarcum on the button with and Alex Foxen in the big blind with .
Action checked to van Blarcum on and he bet 315,000. Both Soyza and Burns stuck around for the turn. Van Blarcum barreled for 640,000 and Soyza folded. Burns used a time extension then called. Both players checked the river and Burns added to his lead.
Bryn Kenney raised to 135,000 from the hijack with and Kahle Burns flatted on the button with . Aaron van Blarcum came along, calling with from the big blind.
The flop gave Burns a huge draw and he was the only player to call Kenney's 165,000-bet.
The brought a straight for Burns. Kenney checked and Burns checked back.
The completed the board and Kenney tried one last attempt at taking the pot, firing 645,000. Unfortunately for him, there was no way he could force Burns out from his nutted hand. Burns raised to 2.1 million and Kenney quickly mucked.
Kahle Burns made it 120,000 under the gun with and Sam Grafton folded pocket sixes on his left. Bryn Kenney flatted in the small blind with .
The flop came down and Kenney check-called 120,000 with his backdoor draw and two overs. The turn was a great connection for Kenney while Burns pulled ahead, hitting a pair. Both players checked and Kenney made a flush on the river. He checked but Burns checked back and Kenney wouldn't get any more chips from him.
Aaron van Blarcum raised to 165,000 from the small blind with and Timothy Adams called in the big with . The flop came and van Blarcum fired 160,000. Adams called and they saw the pair the board on the turn. Van Blarcum checked how much Adams had behind and it was 695,000. Van Blarcum moved all in and Adams laid his hand down.
Alex Foxen looked down at in the hijack and he raised to 435,000. Sam Grafton moved all in from the big blind with and Foxen called for his last 170,000.
Foxen's aces prevailed on the board and he doubled up. Grafton continued with 205,000.